The Cure - Before Three: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Before Three" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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Em            G           Em
The happiest day I ever knew
             G                 Am
In a sea of gold down next to you
                G                  Am
So blurred and tired under summer sun
                G
You whispered dreams of a world to come
We were so in love

In this sea of gold so young and tired
Under summer sun hard by your side
Whispering dreams down next to you
We were so in love

G
The happiest day
                         Em
Yea the happiest day I knew
            D              Em
The summer sun and sea of gold
              D             C
This perfect day, so long ago

Chorus:
             Bm                   C
Whispering dreams so blurred and tired
           Am7             G  Em
We have to keep this day alive
C          Bm                  C
Whispered dreams so young and tired
             Am7             G   Em
It's hard to hold this day inside

And the happiest night I ever had
Up next to you in silver sand
So scared and high under winter moon
You whispered dreams that would all come true
We were so in love

Up next to you so fucked and high
Under winter moon it made me cry
Whispering dreams on silver sand
We were so in love

The happiest night
Yeah the happiest night I had
The winter moon and silver sand
This perfect night in another land

Chorus:
Whispering dreams on silver sand
We were so in love
The happiest night
Yea the happiest night I had
The winter moon and silver sand
This perfect night in another land
Whispering dreams so scared and high
We have to keep this night alive
Yea yea yea
Whispered dreams so fucked and high
It's hard to hold this night inside
Yea and every summer's sun I want again
And every winter's moon I want the same
My happiest day and my happiest night
Always next to you
And held deep inside

Keeps me alive
Keeps me alive


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Before Three" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Before Three" by The Cure.

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